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Commander

Department of Strategic Command

Description

Sets overall strategy, diplomatic posture, and political commitments. Empowers the Chief Operations Officer to execute, and arbitrates trade-offs when resources or priorities conflict.

Responsibilities

  • Set strategic direction and success criteria.
  • Decide on wars, mergers, treaties, and high-stakes commitments.
  • Appoint and evaluate senior officers; ensure succession and redundancy.

Communication

  • Down: strategic guidance and constraints to the Chief Operations Officer.
  • Outward: diplomacy with external groups; unify messaging.
  • Inward: periodic reviews of intel summaries and operational dashboards.

KPIs / Outputs

  • Strategy memos and decision records.
  • Alignment reviews and org health assessments.

See also